Veli Kreci

Arsimimi

• Sep 2013 - May 2014: Post-Doctoral (Fulbright Scholar Program)
  Faculty: The Graduate School of International Policy and Development
  Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Monterey, California
  Specialty: Policy Studies
  Thesis: "Theoretical Frameworks on Improving Use of Policy Relevant Information in the Policy Making Process "
  
  
• May 2007 - Dec 2010: Ph.D in Political Sciences
  Faculty: Public Administration and Political Sciences
  South East European University, Tetovo
  Specialty: Policy Analysis
  Thesis: "Measuring Use of Policy Research in the Policymaking Process: Case Macedonia"
  
  
• Jan 2000 - Dec 2001: Master of Public and International Affairs
  Faculty: Graduate School for Public and International Affairs
  University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
  Specialty: International Affairs
  
  
• Sep 1993 - Sep 1997: Bachelor of Art in International Relations
  Faculty: Political Sciences
  Istanbul University, Istanbul
  Specialty: International Relations
  Thesis: "N/R"
  
  

Publikimet

• Alili Zulfiu, Merita; Kreci, Veli; Krauss, Alexander; Trunk, Nada; The Role of Volunteering in the Integration of Roma Children in Schools-Lessons for the Republic of North Macedonia. In SEEU Review, pp. 78-93. 2020. (Link)
  
  
• Hubbell, Larry; Kreci, Veli; The Importance of Introducing a Merit-Based Hiring System in North Macedonian Governments. In SEEU Review, pp. 122-134. 2020. (Link)
  
  
• DOGARU (CRUCEANU), Tatiana-Camelia ; Kreci, Veli; Understanding Implementation of Regulatory Impact Assessment in Policymaking in Romania and North Macedonia: A Comparative View. In Journal of Public Administration, Finance and Law, pp. 312-327. 2020. (Link)
  
  
• Paschalidis, Panagiotis; Kreci, Veli; BROADENING multilevel connectivity between Greece and North Macedonia in the post-Prespa environment . The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)., Athens & Skopje, 2020. (Link)
  
  
• Alili, Zulfiu; Kreci, Veli ; Krauss, Alexander; Trunk, Nada; Integration of Roma children in schools- Lessons for the Republic of North Macedonia. 3rd International Scientific Conference on Business and Economics “Transition to Development: Emerging Challenges and Perspectives”, SEEU., Skopje, 2019. (Link)
  
  
• Armakolas, Ioannis; Kreci, Veli; Christidis, Yorgos, Paschalidis, Panagiotis; Yusufi, Islam; Cooperation in Education, Culture and Civil Society after the Prespa Agreement: How to Move Forward?. The Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Athens & Skopje, 2019. (Link)
  
  
• Dermol, Valerij; Kreci, Veli; EU Challenge to Build a Cohesive and Diverse Society. ToKnow Press, Bankok-Celje-Lublin, 2019. (Link)
  
  
• Kreci, Veli; Memeti, Memet; Administrative Capacity Building for Better Regulation. NISPAcee publication, Iasi, 2018. (Link)
  
  
• Креци, Вели; Спогодбата од Преспа: Меѓунардоното значење и импликации врз евроатлантските интеграции на Република Македонија. МАНУ, Скопје, 2018. (Link)
  
  
• Memeti, Memet; Kreci, Veli; E-service Perspectives in the Local Government, Evidence from the Republic of Macedonia. NISPAcee Press, Zagreb, 2016. (Link)
  
  
• Kreci, Veli; Memeti, Memet; Improving Policymaking Process Through Use of Research in Macedonia. NISPAcee Press, Zagreb, 2016. (Link)
  
  
• Memeti, Memet; Kreci, Veli; Форум за јавна администрација 2-добро владеење во локалната самоуправа. "Имплементација на принципите на добро владеење во локаланата самоуправа во Република Македонија, Реалност или утопија 10 години потоа.". In Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, pp. 16-33. 2016. (Link)
  
  
• Камчев, Петар; Креци, Вели; Малевска, Неда Сачмарска; Селами, Агим; Екстерно оценување, предизвици и следни чекори: Екстерно оценување по секоја цена?. Центар за управување со промени, Скопје, 2016. (Link)
  
  
• Memeti, Memet; Kreci, Veli; Increasing Transparency Through Active Citizen Participation. Published on TRANS European Dialogue Conference proceedings titled Openness, transparency and ethics in public administration : do they support each other? . Maja Klun, urednik. - 1. objava. - El. knjiga. - Fakulteta za upravo, 2016 ISBN 978-961-262-085-1, Ljubljana, 2016. (Link)
  
  
• Memeti, Memet; Kreci, Veli; Role of municipal council in increasing citizen participation at the local budget process. In International Public Administration Review, (previously Administration) has been published by the Faculty of Administration, University of Ljubljana since 2003, pp. issue 2-3. 2016. (Link)
  
  
• Kreci, Veli; Sahin, Selver; Soft Power and Turkey’s Foreign Policy Influence in the Balkans. International Political Science Association, Poznan, Poland, 2016. (Link)
  
  

Përvoja e punës

• Sep 2018 - Present : Director
  Max van der Stoel Institute, South East European University, North Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education and Research
  Main responsibilities: Promoting and facilitating quality research; managing collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects; identifying and establishing research priority areas; and accelerating research capacity of the university.
  
  
• Apr 2021 - Present : Full Professor
  South East European University
  Type of business or sector: Education and Research
  Main responsibilities: Teaching and Research
  
  
• Jun 2016 - Apr 2021: Associate Professor
  South East European University
  Type of business or sector: Education and Research
  Main responsibilities: Teaching and Research
  
  
• Jun 2019 - Aug 2019: Adjunct Professor
  Seattle University, College of Arts and Sciences, Seattle, USA
  Type of business or sector: Education and Research
  Main responsibilities: Delivered a graduate course titled "Effective Policy Making: The European Union" to master students from the College of Arts and Sciences study programs.
  
  
• Apr 2011 - May 2016: Assistant Professor
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education
  Main responsibilities: Teaching and Research
  
  
• Dec 2010 - Aug 2013: Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies
  South East European Univerisity, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education
  Main responsibilities: Co-ordinate the development, implementation, management, and evaluation of graduate curricula within the Faculty; responsible for the daily management of academic and graduate student issues including enforcing academic regulations and quality assurance.
  
  
• Sep 2006 - Nov 2010: Assistant
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education and Research
  Main responsibilities: Courses teaching: Public Policy and Management Planning and Control in Public Sector Introduction to Public Administration Human Resources Management in Public Sector
  
  
• Jun 2008 - Jul 2008: Co-professor
  International Summer University in Macedonia, Ohrid, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Higher Education Project
  Main responsibilities: Course taught: Introduction to Public Policy Analysis
  
  
• Jul 2007 - Jul 2007: Co-professor
  International Summer University in Macedonia, Bitola, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Higher Education Project
  Main responsibilities: Course taught: Introduction to Public Policy Analysis
  
  
• Sep 2002 - Aug 2006: Assistant Director
  University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Center for Public Policy and Management Program in Macedonia, Skopje, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education
  Main responsibilities: Represent the GCPPM on behalf of the Director and attend professional meetings as appropriate. Direct office personnel advise director on various projects; advise and counsel students related to their studies and policy papers.
  
  
• Sep 2003 - May 2006: Adjunct Faculty
  Graduate Center for Public Policy and Management, Skopje, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Higher Education Project
  Main responsibilities: Assisting in delivering Public Policy Analysis, a graduate level course, at the GCPPM. Holding recitation sessions prior to the actual session and helping students with their policy issue papers.
  
  
• Feb 2004 - Jul 2004: Academic Coordinator (part-time)
  Civic Education Project, Skopje, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Higher Education Project
  Main responsibilities: Responsible for coordination of all activities pertaining to the Higher Education Studies in the Social Sciences (HESSS) project whose aim is curriculum reform and the introduction of the credit accumulation and transfer system in Macedonia, in line with
  
  
• Dec 2001 - Aug 2002: Research Assistant
  Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Pittsburgh, USA
  Type of business or sector: University
  Main responsibilities: Work directly with Project Investigator and the project team in developing a project grant on "Establishing Graduate Center for Public Policy and Management".